Khabib Nurmagomedov reconsidered Conor McGregor's loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He takes inventory of the Irishman.
Winner of each fighters earlier than retiring in October 2020, “The Eagle” is now a spectator of what occurs within the octagons of the UFC. And clearly, the previous champion was in entrance of his display screen final weekend.
Asked by ESPN, Khabib Nurmagomedov congratulated Dustin Poirier on his new victory earlier than passing a really essential judgment on Conor McGregor, sufferer of a fractured left tibia. For him, he not has a future within the cages of the UFC.
“Without a broken leg, yes he could be the same again, but with a broken leg he will never strike the same way again,” stated the Dagestan native. For him, no, I do not suppose he'll come again to the highest. Conor is an efficient age, however what occurred along with his thoughts, his legs? This man is completed, however he is good at being a promoter. “
To help his remarks, Khabib additionally returned to the truth that the Irishman (32) performed the “trash talk” card quite a bit earlier than the battle. Maybe to keep away from speaking about his questionable physique.
“Like Dustin said, it's just noise. He's not him. He was a fake Conor, Nurmagomedov said. That is my opinion. A few months ago we see how nice he was. Now he was trying to be different, it sounded wrong. That's why this trashtalk didn't work on Dustin Poirier. In my opinion, that was his big mistake. He lost so much energy because he tried to destabilize him. ”
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